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Evaluating Tremont's Impact
Learn why your school's visit to Tremont will be "more than just a field trip."
| In the fall of 2006, Tremont started its Terrestrial Salamander Monitoring Program. Terrestrial salamanders are relatively long-lived and are sensitive to changes in their environment, making them ideal indicator species. We are using two types of cover boards to sample for terrestrial salamanders. We have four sites at Tremont, with each site containing 40 boards. We are comparing salamander abundance and diversity between the two boards, as well as between two different forest types (hardwood forest versus Eastern Hemlock forest). This is an ideal project for students to learn about hypothesis testing and the scientific method. We also use scientific instruments to sample surface temperature under the boards, as well as moisture content, to help determine the favored microhabitat requirements of salamanders. |  |
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View the protocols for terrestrial salamander monitoring Check-out our dichotomous key to terrestrial salamanders of Walker Valley Find out more information about our Terrestrial Salamander Project |
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